The Hampshire County Board of Education, by policy, hereby affirms that it provides equal opportunity for all students and employees regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, handicap, age, marital status, and political affiliatation or belief.

Equal opportunity includes equal access to the following:

All curricular areas

Textbooks and other instructional materials

Guidance, counseling and testing

Extracurricular activities

Facilitites

Employment

The Hampshire County Board of Education is committed to a continuous program of assuring that unlawful discrimination does not occur in any program or activity operated under the auspices of the Hampshire County School System and will apply affirmative action to all of its program activities and employment policies and practices.

The Hampshire County Board of Education wishes to note that it has a grievance procedure for students and/or employees who feel that they may have been discriminated against. Inquiries may be referred to Terrie Saville, Title IX Coordinator, or David Simanski, Coordinator for Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

These individuals may be contacted at the Hampshire County Board of Education offices at 111 School Street, Romney, WV 26757 or calling telephone number 304-822-3528.

Jeff Pancione, Interim Superintendent
Hampshire County Schools

The Hampshire County Board of Education does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, age, disability, or national origin in employment and in the administration of an yof its educational programs and activities.